Vertika Studio
Under the guidance of Professor Cletus Moobela, a globally recognised spatial strategist with a PhD in Housing and Urban Planning, VERTIKA Studio leads placemaking with precision. Prof. Moobela has held senior academic and design leadership roles, contributing to large-scale urban transformation projects across Africa and beyond. His commitment to equity-driven design ensures that every insert is not just a building, but a statement of values.
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Led by Prof. Cletus Moobela (Read Profile)
Cities are not just built—they are imagined, interpreted, and shaped. VERTIKA Studio is the architectural and spatial design engine of the VERTIKA ecosystem. It gives form to the vision, translating policy into place, density into dignity, and infrastructure into lived experience. In a continent where the built form has too often reflected exclusion, VERTIKA Studio insists that verticality must elevate both structure and society.
This sub-brand develops and manages the design standards for all vertical inserts—ensuring modularity, contextual adaptation, and human-centred planning. It integrates placemaking into prefabrication, and public space into building envelopes. From rooftop gardens to pedestrian circulation, every element is crafted to inspire, include, and endure.
VERTIKA Studio is not just about aesthetics—it is about spatial justice. It blends creative urbanism with functional pragmatism, embedding:
In contrast to imported megaproject aesthetics, VERTIKA Studio champions African modernities—design expressions rooted in local materiality, climatic realism, and communal belonging. Its prototypes are intentionally adaptive across climate zones—from Sahelian heat belts to coastal floodplains—yet unified by a philosophy of spatial justice and vertical inclusion.
Each insert is both a modular product and a contextual project. VERTIKA Studio ensures this duality is celebrated, not compromised.
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